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Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD

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Specializes in: Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical School

695 Fleming Drive
Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 580-3278

Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD is an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC specializing in urgent care and emergency medicine. She graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Blue Ridge.

Office Locations

UNC Health Blue Ridge

695 Fleming Drive
Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 580-3278

(828) 580-3279

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2023

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emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2012 were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	13
blood draw	223
breathing treatment	74
doctor visit	1658
ear procedures	52
emergency care	149
hip imaging	14
immobilization	18
incision and drainage	13
lab tests	813
minor procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	53
preventive care	55
skin surgery	13
spinal procedures	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	244
vaccines	41
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12
X-rays	349

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2013 were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	16
aspiration	11
blood draw	155
breathing treatment	66
doctor visit	1615
ear procedures	44
emergency care	85
hip imaging	16
immobilization	24
incision and drainage	16
injections	11
lab tests	681
minor procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	49
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	67
skin surgery	16
spinal procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	221
vaccines	40
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13
X-rays	307

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	927

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1333
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	714
From 75 to 84	410
85 and over	144
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2014 were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	14
aspiration	18
blood draw	171
breathing treatment	89
doctor visit	1760
ear procedures	55
emergency care	16
hip imaging	20
immobilization	19
incision and drainage	14
injections	18
lab tests	743
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	47
preventive care	56
skin surgery	14
spinal procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	233
vaccines	39
X-rays	309

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	993

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1380
Black	222
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	806
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	142
Less than 65	285

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2015 were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
abscess drainage	21
blood draw	150
breathing treatment	61
doctor visit	1383
ear procedures	36
emergency care	16
hip imaging	13
immobilization	22
incision and drainage	21
lab tests	642
minor procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	45
preventive care	52
skin surgery	21
spinal procedures	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	221
vaccines	29
X-rays	291

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1050
Female	1710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2336
Black	350
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1300
From 75 to 84	736
85 and over	256
Less than 65	468

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2016 were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	14
blood draw	76
breathing treatment	24
doctor visit	702
ear procedures	18
emergency care	37
incision and drainage	14
lab tests	305
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	26
preventive care	14
skin surgery	14
spinal procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	188
vaccines	14
X-rays	252

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	779
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	90
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	410

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	61
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	396

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	58
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	323

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	34
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	272

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	44
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	27
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	281

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	36
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	48
Dementia	28
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2022 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	298
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	44
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC during 2023 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	247

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	49
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Morganton, NC were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and emergency care.

abdominal imaging	11
abscess drainage	15
aspiration	14
blood draw	155
doctor visit	1423
ear procedures	41
emergency care	210
hip imaging	15
immobilization	20
incision and drainage	15
injections	14
lab tests	636
minor procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	44
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	48
skin surgery	15
spinal procedures	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	221
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	32
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12
X-rays	301

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	78
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	639
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	79
75 to 84	198
Less than 65	146
65 to 74	329

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	9
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Emergency Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Emergency Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Geraldine F. Goertzen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Blue Ridge

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Biography

Dr. Geraldine Goertzen practices urgent care and emergency medicine. She is professionally affiliated with UNC Health. After attending the University of Minnesota Medical School, she completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC).

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